MLB Player News
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Michael Busch 1B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Sitting Sunday
Busch is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Kansas City.
The lefty-hitting Busch will take a seat Sunday with the Royals sending southpaw Cole Ragans to the mound. Patrick Wisdom will start at first base and bat second.
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Josh Naylor 1B | CLE
Guardians' Josh Naylor: Available off bench Sunday
Naylor (undisclosed) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Phillies.
Manager Stephen Vogt said Naylor was "beat up" and given a few days to recover from his various ailments, though he is available off the bench for the series finale Sunday, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic. Over his last 10 outings, Naylor has gone 5-for-34 with two RBI, four walks and seven strikeouts. David Fry will start at first base and bat in the cleanup spot.
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Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Solo homer in loss
Schanuel went 1-for-2 with a solo homer and two walks in Saturday's loss to the Athletics.
Schanuel drew a leadoff walk in his first trip to the plate but was left stranded. He then came back with a solo homer in the bottom of the third, which would end up being the only run produced by the Angels' offense in the loss. The first baseman has now homered in back-to-back games and has hit safely in four of his last five. Over that latter stretch he's batting .333 (5-for-15) with three RBI and five runs scored. Schanuel has also drawn at least one walk in five consecutive games.
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Mark Canha 1B | SF
Tigers' Mark Canha: Drives in two in win
Canha went 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBI in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Twins.
Canha batted cleanup and helped lead Detroit to a comfortable win. The veteran has been solid lately, as he's batting .310 over his last 10 games with one home run, five RBI and six runs scored. Canha is a potential trade candidate before Tuesday's deadline, as he's on the last year of his contract, and he would give a contending team a proven MLB hitter who batted .260 or better each of the last two seasons, though he's slumped a bit this year with a .233 average overall.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Goes yard Saturday
Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Reds.
He went back-to-back with Alex Jackson off Andrew Abbott to lead off the fifth inning, breaking open a 1-0 game. While the homer was only the ninth of the year for Diaz, a disappointing total after he slugged a career-high 22 last season, he has been supplying more power in July, slashing .278/.328/.481 through 13 games on the month. The 32-year-old is on an affordable contract that pays him $10 million in 2025 with a $12 million club option for 2026, but with the Rays in sell mode at the trade deadline and a number of contenders in need of help at first base, Diaz could be the next player to go.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | MIL
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Homers in second straight game
Hoskins went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in a loss to the Marlins on Saturday.
Hoskins plated all three of the runs Milwaukee scored against Miami starter Max Meyer with a three-run blast in the fourth inning. It was the second straight game with a long ball for the veteran first baseman, and Saturday's homer was his sixth over his past 14 contests. The surge has pushed Hoskins to 17 home runs on the campaign, and he's now three long balls away from reaching 20 for the fifth time in his career.
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Josh Bell 1B | ARI
Marlins' Josh Bell: Goes deep again Saturday
Bell went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a double and a walk in a 7-3 win against the Brewers on Saturday.
Bell busted the game open for Miami with a three-run blast in the seventh inning that gave the team a four-run lead. It was the veteran slugger's fourth straight game with a long ball and his fifth consecutive contest with multiple hits. Over the latter span, Bell is batting a robust .476 (10-for-21) with four home runs and seven RBI.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Blasts 17th home run
Toglia went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and two strikeouts in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Giants.
Toglia launched his first long ball since his three-homer game July 14, and he extended his hitting streak to five games in the process. Toglia has been on a tear since the middle of June with a .884 OPS in his last 37 games. The 25-year-old's 13 homers since June 15 trail only Shohei Ohtani and Anthony Santander for the most in MLB in that span.
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Patrick Wisdom 1B | CHC
Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Turns tide with grand slam
Wisdom hit a grand slam in his only at-bat in Saturday's 9-4 win against the Royals.
Chicago trailed by one run in the seventh inning before loading the bases with one out. Wisdom was brought in to pinch hit for Pete Crow-Armstrong and promptly belted a grand slam to turn the deficit into a lead. The slugger continues to receive limited opportunities, as he's played in just seven games in July and started only two of those. However, he has been impactful of late, collecting two homers and five RBI over his past five at-bats.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | SF
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sitting out nightcap
Wade is out of the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rockies.
Wade played first base during the matinee and went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored. He'll get Game 2 off as David Villar plays first base and bats eighth.